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Table 2 Data in patients with and without hepatic steatosis

From: Hepatic steatosis in patients with HIV-Hepatitis C Virus coinfection: is it associated with antiretroviral therapy and more advanced hepatic fibrosis?

 

Hepatic steatosis

Hepatic steatosis

p value

 

Yes

No

 
 

n = 35

n = 25

 

Age at biopsy (yrs)

39.0 ± 8.9

40.0 ± 7.2

ns

Age at HIV diagnosis (yrs)

32.9 ± 8.9

34.0 ± 6.8

ns

Male

32 (91%)

22 (88%)

ns

ethnicity

14 (40%)

9 (36%)

ns

Weight (kg)

74.2 ± 9.2

69.7 ± 10.8

0.74

Weight > 75 kg

17 (48%)

7 (28%)

ns

Diabetes mellitus

2 (6%)

1 (4%)

ns

Alcohol

11 (31%)

7 (28%)

ns

Antiretroviral therapy

   

No therapy

10 (28%)

7 (28%)

ns

NRTI

7 (20%)

3 (12%)

ns

Duration (mths)

22.3 ± 18.8

21.7 ± 12.4

ns

HAART only

9 (26%)

13 (52%)

0.037

Duration (mths)

30.4 ± 27.3

29.5 ± 27.1

ns

Sequential

9 (26%)

2 (8%)

0.08

Duration (mths)

92.8 ± 37.2

106.0

ns

Received PI

13 (37%)

8 (32%)

ns

Received NNRTI

14 (40%)

10 (40%)

ns

Received stavudine

12 (34%)

5 (20%)

ns

Received didanosine

8 (23%)

5 (20%)

ns

Received zidovudine

21 (60%)

12 (48%)

ns

Time from HIV diagnosis to HAART (mths)

47.4 + 38.7

40.4 + 50.9

ns

CD4 count (/mm3)

410 (110–1100)

490 (100–1200)

ns

HIV VL (copies/ml)

UD (UD-210955)

70 (UD-121843)

ns

HCV VL (IU/ml)

441309 (2716–769231)

1286755 (29451–14975540)

ns

Non 1 genotype

6/21 (28%)

6/21 (28%)

ns

Cholestrol

4.3 ± 1.2

4.1 ± 1.08

ns

HDL

1.1 ± 0.5

1.1 ± 0.3

ns

Triglyceride

2.2 ± 2.0

1.5 ± 0.6

ns

Cholestrol/HDL ratio

4.8 ± 2.2

3.8 ± 1.0

ns

Fasting blood glucose

6.1 + 6.4

5.1 ± 0.9

ns

ALT (IU/L)

131 + 149.8

104 ± 74.6

ns

Fibrosis stage

3.0 ± 1.9

2.5 ± 1.7

ns

NI grade

3.7 ± 1.9

3.7 + 1.7

ns

Cirrhosis

12 (34%)

3 (12%)

0.049

  1. Normal range for lab values: ALT <40 iu/L, Bilirubin <17 umol/L, Alkaline phosphates 30–130 iu/L, Albumin 35–41 g/L, Cholestrol <5 mmol/L, triglycerides <2.30 mmol/L, HDL cholesterol >1.00 mmol/L, Cholestrol/HDL <5.00 mmol/L, fasting blood glucose 3–5.5 mmol/L
  2. HDL: high density lipoprotein
  3. UD: undetectable
  4. Data on lipids unavailable in 10 patients